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SF Bay Area rail talks resume as strike goes on

SF Bay Area rail talks resume as strike goes on

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The Associated Press

Two BART strikers stand and look towards a long line of commuters working their way down California Boulevard to buses waiting to take them to San Francisco on the second day of the BART strike in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, July 2, 2013.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Striking San Francisco Bay Area rail workers and transit agency officials returned to the bargaining table on Thursday for talks that one union leader described as "frustrating."

Joe Bomberger with the Service Employees International Union told reporters as he entered the negotiating site in Oakland that Bay Area Rapid Transit officials were not "substantially addressing" any of the safety concerns that the unions have for the public and workers.

Those concerns include lighting in tunnels and bullet-proof glass for station agent booths.